Sale from Book 3 ends September 18 at the September Five Sale in Keeneland, upon sight of the son of freshman Spendthrift Can be heard won the top title after receiving $725,000 from Flurry Racing Stables with dealer Clay Scherer signing sales tickets.
The day consisted of steady trading as a wave of new buyers flooded in from the earlier Books 1 and 2, eager to buy prospects for their racing and snapping activities.
The sixth session ended with 286 of the 366 horses offered to change hands for a total of $40,172,000. An average price of $140,462 and an average price of $110,000 were recorded. Eighty individuals failed to meet their reserves, corresponding to an RNA ratio of 21.9%.
Compared to last year, Friday session 2021 saw 297 of the 364 horses through the ring sold for a total of $34,725,500, with an average price of $116,921 and an average of $34,725,500. 85,000 dollars. 67 juveniles did not meet their reserves, accounting for 18.4% RNA.
Only five hips since late on Sunday, bloodsucker agent Clay Scherer entered the booth to go polish for Can be heard The consignment colt is Hip 1952 by Paramount Sales. The foal was purchased for $725,000 for Flurry Racing Stables.
“He’s a great individual, and he’s seen a part,” said Scherer. “Into Mischief (Audible’s sire) has been a great male, and I think he will be a good stallion. “
The foal was bred in Kentucky by general-purpose thoroughbreds who saw him through the January All Ages Horse Sale in Keeneland, where he sold for $160,000 to Big Bear Bloodstock. The foal was born in April outside the Kafwain mare herd Oh Boo Hoo a winner, and from the Haitian Vacation winner’s family, a tier 1 deposit maker Palacia de Amor and Island Hop a bet performer.
The price tag doesn’t come as a surprise to Scherer, who says, “The good ones bring out the premium, and he certainly looks like he might be one of the best.”
Sales Paramount had a banner day. Including the top-selling colt, it sold 24 horses for a total of $4,404,000 with an average of $183,500 to be the session’s top shipper.
Kerry Cauthen’s Four Star Sales closed its sixth session after selling 20 fish for a total of $3,439,000 at an average price of $171,950 to become the second-largest shipper by total revenue.
Kerry Cauthen on sale
“I don’t think you can look at this day, the book or the sale, and not say this is a great sale and it’s a great sale,” Cauthen said. “It looks very popular and I think we’ve got a lot of good horses that will suit a wide range of people from racing enthusiasts to ultimate racers. I think it was just that day. fast and frantic, and when the buyer closes the door or doesn’t get the horse, they start looking at the last day of the book, and they know that the next group is going downhill, so they get aggressive, and it accumulates.
“It’s definitely exceeded expectations. I think it’s fantastic, and we have many happy buyers and many happy sellers.”
Local blood agent Mike Ryan, buying on behalf of various clients, secured seven individuals for a total of $1,285,000 to be the top purchaser in session 6 at an average price. average is $214,167. He also bought Hip 1950 a West Coast pony for $300,000 as LRE and JEH Racing/Mike Ryan, dealer.
Right behind Ryan, Red Oak Farms purchased three goji berries for a total of $1,150,000 in sales, including a small Constitution dog designated Hip 1736 by Knockgriffin Ranch; Hip 1795, a pony of City of light for $400,000 consigned by Paramount Sales; and a Uncle Mo filly, Hip 1888, for $400,000 from Four Star Sales.
Red Oak Farm’s Stephen Brunetti said: “The market is still strong, even on day 6. The first two days you can buy the crop, but the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th days are still strong. “It’s a tough market to buy. If you have a horse that you like, is well-bred and checks all the boxes, you’re going to have to buy a few hundred thousand. It’s good for horse races and other races. breeder, and I thank you very much for the contribution.”
Brunetti said his three purchases will likely go to Hall of Fame coach Todd Pletcher. “Pletcher has been our coach for the past few years; he’s done an excellent job for us. You feel pretty confident having someone like him in your corner.”
In total over the past six days, 1,299 horses were sold out of a total of 1,635 horses through the sales booth for a total of $336,666,000. The median price was $259,173 and the median of $200,000 was recorded. There were 336 horses that failed to meet their reserve with an RNA ratio of 20.6%.
By this time last year, 1,258 of the 1,613 under the hammer were sold for a total of $289,605,000. Keeneland reports an average price of $230,210 and a median of $170,000. Three hundred and fifty-five horses failed to meet their reserves, representing an RNA ratio of 22%.
Sale from Book 4 begins tomorrow with the subject Hips 1959-2369 under the hammer, starting at 10 a.m. ET. As of Sunday evening, 33 horses had been withdrawn from Saturday’s session.
